Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

🌠 - Party General Secretary To Lam on October 24 suggested Vietnamese and Chinese armies strengthen their cooperation, at a reception for Senior Lieutenant General Zhang Youxia, Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Lam, also Secretary of the Central Military Commission of Vietnam, highly valued the significance of Zhang’s visit to the implementation of the common perceptions reached by the top leaders of the two Parties and countries, as well as its contribution to the bilateral defence - security cooperation – an important pillar of the Vietnam - China relations. Read full story

🦄 - Party General Secretary To Lam on October 24 held a reception for Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from October 22-25.

The Party chief said the Vietnam visit by Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul comes amid the strong growth of the relationship between the two countries, which recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties and are looking ahead to the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership in 2025. He expressed his confidence that the visit will further enhance the bilateral multifaceted cooperation. Read full story

💜 - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the importance of comprehensive and people-centred approaches to addressing current global issues, while speaking at the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24.

The Vietnamese leader noted that the world is entering an era of profound integration with the emergence of smart technology and innovation. However, it also faces unprecedented challenges such as climate change, depletion of natural resources, population ageing, geopolitical instability, increasing conflicts, inequality and division. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Council, on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 24.

PM emphasised Vietnam's high regard for the EEC's role in promoting the effective implementation of the Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (VN-EAEU FTA). Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed Vietnam's commitment to fostering relations with traditional friends, including Uzbekistan, at his meeting with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Kazan, Russia, on October 24 (local time) on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit.

The two leaders expressed their pleasure at the development of the two countries’ relations over the past three decades since their diplomatic ties were established. Read full story

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 24 afternoon (local time).

During the meeting, the PM reaffirmed that Vietnam highly values its traditional friendship and cooperation with Belarus, which have been nurtured by leaders and people of both countries over the past 30 years. Read full story

- Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang highlighted defence cooperation as an important pillar of the Vietnam-China relations and suggested enhancing the collaboration, at his talks with visiting Senior Lieutenant General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China on October 24.

At the Hanoi talks, which took place following a welcome ceremony for the Chinese officer, Giang regarded Zhang’s visit as a vivid demonstration of the close ties and political trust between the two Parties, States, and armies. Read full story

- Vietnam and the EU have reviewed bilateral cooperation within the framework of their Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) at the fifth meeting of their Joint Committee held recently in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, while the EU side was headed by Director General for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Niclas Kvarnström. Read full story

- The peaceful settlement of disputes without the use or threat to use force in the East Sea emerged as a pressing concern at an international conference held in the northern province of Quang Ninh from October 23-24.

In the new era, the East Sea is poised to become a dynamic hub for global growth and prosperity, serving as a bridge between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Its strategic location makes it a crucial link in the global supply chain and a cultural crossroads where civilisations converge. Therefore, maintaining stability and peace in the waters is of concern to many countries. Read full story

- Vietnam Report JSC has freshly announced the top 500 most profitable enterprises in Vietnam (PROFIT500) and the top 10 reputable companies in the food, beverage, retail, finance, and packaging sectors for 2024.

Leading the 2024 PROFIT500 ranking are prominent enterprises such as the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen, Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), and Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV). Read full story

- The first chartered flight from the Czech Republic carried 400 tourists to Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang on October 24, marking the return of visitors from Eastern Europe.

Welcoming the tourists at Phu Quoc International Airport, Director of the Kien Giang Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre Quang Xuan Lua said that they are the first Eastern European tourists on a direct flight to arrive after a one-year promotion campaign./. Read full story